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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the section "The Crowning" take place?

2. When did Anvar last see his father dance in Pakistan?

3. How old is Safwa when she fakes a fever, stays home from school, and watches Full House?

4. Where does Anvar get a suit to attend prom with Zuha Shah?

5. In "Anvar," how long after Zuha broke up with Anvar does Aamir find Anvar in the dark in his room shaking?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, what happens to Bariah at a grocery store?

2. What is Karachi like?

3. Who was Taleb Mansoor?

4. Why does Safwa have to leave Fahd behind when she goes to Basra?

5. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

6. Who does Anvar rent an apartment from and why?

7. What convulted scheme does Anvar come up with so he can go to prom with Zuha?

8. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

9. What happens when Qais comes to Abu and Azza's apartment and will not go away?

10. What does Fahd tell Safwa about life and death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Anna to understand?

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